Arcuate eminence

Subarcuate fossa

Details
Identifiers
Latin| eminentia arcuata,[1]
jugum petrosum[2]
TA98| A02.1.06.023
TA2| 661
FMA| 55966
Anatomical terms of bone

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The arcuate eminence is a rounded[3][4]: 567 prominence[3] upon the superior surface of[3][5]: 420 the petrous part of the temporal bone[3] forming the lateral part of the posterior wall of[5]: 509 the middle cranial fossa.[4]: 566-567 [5]: 420, 509 The arcuate eminence indicates the position of the[3] underlying[4]: 567 [5]: 420 superior semicircular canal (anterior semicircular canal).[3][4]: 567 [5]: 420, 509

The groove for the greater petrosal nerve is situated anteromedially to the arcuate eminence.[5]: 509

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Anatonomina". www.terminologia-anatomica.org. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
2. ^ "jugum petrosum". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
3. ^ a b c d e f "arcuate eminence". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
4. ^ a b c d Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
5. ^ a b c d e f Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). Elsevier Australia. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.